LGBTQ South Florida

It's hard to believe but South Florida celeb chef Robyn Almodovar - who made a name for herself on TV's "Hell's Kitchen," "Chopped," "Cutthroat Kitchen" and more - has never had a cookbook. Until now. "Low & Slow Cooking" comes out Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The Western Hemisphere's LGTBQ+ communities have been invited to Fort Lauderdale for Pride of the Americas April 21-26, 2020. But in order to be ready, organizers say they are looking for lots of volunteers.

Tickets are now on sale for the irreverent Outlandish performance series which is returning to Fort Lauderdale's Sunshine Cathedral Jan. 18-April 4.

The Circuit Festival Miami, a slate of EDM nightclub parties and pool/beach events, returns to South Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Nov 25, 2019

Bianca Del Rio won "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2014 and is arguably one of the most famous female impersonators in entertainment with a book and two movies. Now Del Rio is bringing the Jester Joke Comedy Tour to Miami's Olympia Theater on Oct. 30.

Post Malone, Peppa Pig, Howie Mandel, J.B. Smoove, wrestlers, drag queens and opera singers. Yup, you've just got to check out this list of October events in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderhill, Coconut Creek and Sunrise.

TV showman Andy Cohen and CNN newsman Anderson Cooper are bringing their AC2 Tour to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 2. By phone, the two talk about their longtime friendship, Cooper's biceps and why the original idea for them to meet for the first time on a blind date was so wrong.

By Ben Crandell

Oct 8, 2019

South Florida trans teen Jazz Jennings is deferring her start at Harvard University. The TLC reality star who was set to start at the Cambridge Ivy League school this fall said she needs time to "refocus and recenter."

By Johnny Diaz

Oct 2, 2019

Film festivals in Fort Lauderdale and Miami serve up celebrities and award-winning films.

By Phillip Valys

Oct 1, 2019

Tickets are now on sale for the irreverent Outlandish performance series which is returning to Fort Lauderdale's Sunshine Cathedral Jan. 18-April 4.

The Circuit Festival Miami, a slate of EDM nightclub parties and pool/beach events, returns to South Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Nov 25, 2019

Bianca Del Rio won "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2014 and is arguably one of the most famous female impersonators in entertainment with a book and two movies. Now Del Rio is bringing the Jester Joke Comedy Tour to Miami's Olympia Theater on Oct. 30.

Post Malone, Peppa Pig, Howie Mandel, J.B. Smoove, wrestlers, drag queens and opera singers. Yup, you've just got to check out this list of October events in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderhill, Coconut Creek and Sunrise.

TV showman Andy Cohen and CNN newsman Anderson Cooper are bringing their AC2 Tour to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 2. By phone, the two talk about their longtime friendship, Cooper's biceps and why the original idea for them to meet for the first time on a blind date was so wrong.

By Ben Crandell

Oct 8, 2019

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and wife Gabrielle Union are showing their support of LGBTQ youth with a limited edition T-shirt line. Shirts say "Please Remain Inclusive & Dedicated 2 Equality." The shirts benefit the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network in New York. In April, Union attended the Miami Beach gay pride parade with Wade's son Zion, 12.

By Johnny Diaz

Sep 19, 2019

You don't have to go to a gay club to see drag queens here in South Florida. There are some shows and fundraisers coming up that will make you flip your wig in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Lake Worth.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Aug 26, 2019

Gay twins Michael and Zach Zakar have turned their coming-out story into a gift that keeps on giving. First there was the book “Pray the Gay Away” and now there’s the comedy play, which is getting a world premiere in Fort Lauderdale.

13th Street is turning into a fashionable enclave of shops, restaurants, bars and galleries. Soon you can look for SoBar Juice and Brunch Bar, Float8 Wellness Lounge, Lovelee Bakeshop and the Deck on 13 to join some of the street successes such as Milk Money Bar and Kitchen, Buck and Beard Barbershop, Kult men's fashion boutique, Pride Factory and Virgile's Tuxedo and Formalwear, Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Gulf Stream Brewing Company.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Aug 19, 2019

There are plenty of open-air gay bars and LGBTQ-friendly restaurants in nearby Wilton Manors for those who like that indoor-outdoor thing. But if you want a dark and cool respite from heat, humidity and homogeneity, then check out the Gothic medieval-themed Ramrod. For gay tourists, the Ramrod is the one place all your friends will ask about when you get home.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Aug 12, 2019

LGBTQ hot spot Rumors Bar and Grill in Wilton Manors is closing Sunday, August 18, so chef Robyn Almodovar will have to find a new culinary home. Almodovar is a bona fide TV cooking competition star who has appeared on “Hell's Kitchen," “Chopped," “Chopped Impossible,” "Cutthroat Kitchen" and “Camp Cutthroat."

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Aug 12, 2019

Here's an insider's guide to August events in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, Lauderhill, Coral Gables, Pompano Beach and Coconut Creek.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Aug 7, 2019

Key West’s annual Tropical Heat festivities returns Aug. 14-18 with dance and pool parties, drag shows and at least one toga contest. It’s a long weekend of all-male adult activities for the LGBTQ community.

By Johnny Diaz

Jul 26, 2019

Last month was the hottest June on record and July is turning out to be no slouch when it comes to high temps and even higher humidity. But here are some cool events in South Florida that just might make you feel better about the situation here in the sub-tropics.

By Rod Stafford Hagwood

Jul 9, 2019

When Hulu debuts its new animated children series "The Bravest Knight, June 21, people may recognize one of the characters’ voices - Broward trans advocate Jazz Jennings. She plays Lily the Fairy opposite another fairy voiced by AJ McLean of The Backstreet Boys. Based on the Daniel Errico book “The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived,” the book follows a young pumpkin farmer who seeks to become the bravest knight ever. All grown up, Sir Cedric lives with his prince as they raise their 10-year-old daughter who wants to be a knight herself. The show is being lauded as one of the the first children’s cartoons with openly gay characters.

By Johnny Diaz

Jun 20, 2019